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Marathon Team 2026

Running for the countryside

This year, four amazing runners will take on the TCS London Marathon for the Countryside Alliance Foundation, helping to raise vital funds for our work protecting the countryside and the communities that depend on it.

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Meet our runners taking on the 2026 TCS London Marathon for the Countryside Alliance

Madeleine Bunbury

Madeleine Bunbury is an equine artist based in Dorset, where she paints life sized horse portraits.

Cold, muddy cross country running at boarding school was her last formal race, but she has swapped riding boots for running shoes and is now back in training for April.
Sponsor Madeleine

Gemma Raymond

As the daughter of a farmer, the countryside has always been central to Gemma’s life. She now works at GunsOnPegs, the UK’s leading marketplace for game shooting.

“Being able to take on this challenge while raising money and awareness for the countryside feels really important,” she says.
Sponsor Gemma

Hugh Fortescue

A veterinary surgeon who grew up in rural England, Hugh is running the London Marathon for the Countryside Alliance.

“I am running the London marathon for the Countryside Alliance, who have a longstanding history of fighting for the preservation of the countryside and the lives and traditions of those that rely on it,” he says.
Sponsor Hugh

Philippa Brown

As a farmer’s daughter and the wife of a Northamptonshire mixed farmer, living and working in the countryside has made Philippa feel strongly about protecting it, particularly for her three children.

“I’m so proud to be running and fundraising for the CA,” she says.
Sponsor Philippa

From everyone at the Countryside Alliance Foundation, we wish our runners the very best of luck and thank them for their incredible support.

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